Award Travel Posts

One nice thing about our European trip was that we happened to be traveling between hubs of Star Alliance airlines, so we had the convenience of nonstop flights. With a baby and all of the accessories we were carrying, that was much appreciated.

At last, after months of planning and anticipating, it was time to hit the skies and head across the pond for our Mediterranean cruise. Since we used miles, we had to take a circuitous route to Istanbul, first heading to Atlanta, then London before taking our final hop to ...

After a mostly uneventful trip, with in Lufthansa Business Class from Chicago to Frankfurt and Frankfurt to Copenhagen, we had arrived in our first destination. Being our first trip with a baby, as we would find out, perhaps unsurprisingly, our travels would be very different than in the ...

When Delta Air Lines depublished its Skymiles award charts in February, we were told that we no longer needed charts because the online pricing system would tell us how many miles were required for any given trip. The problem was the system did not seem to be working correctly: trips were pricing ...

As the mantra goes, miles and points are a depreciating asset and are better burned than stored for future use. American Airlines is offering a generous 20% transfer bonus on points from Starwood Preferred Guest. Essentially, that means instead of 25,000 AA miles for 20,000 Starpoints, through ...

After our Lufthansa Business Class flight from Chicago on the 748i, we had a few hours in the Frankfurt airport before our connection to Copenhagen. At our arrival gate, despite being among the first off the plane, there was a long wait for our stroller (common theme on this trip as I would ...

I've flown the Boeing 747-8i before, but this was my first time in the newest Lufthansa Business Class product. It isn't all that cutting edge, but it is a big improvement on their previous product. Even despite the price premium, this was a much better experience than what United ...

American Airlines is imposing new restrictions on Advantage award redemptions on Hawaiian Airlines starting September 1, 2015, further devaluing the American Airlines Advantage program. The new restriction on Hawaiian awards states that new reservations on Hawaiian Airlines will no longer be ...

Brussels Airlines award space is again bookable on united.com...the secret trick to dependable business class award space to Europe has been exposed.
Brussels Airlines space has played cat and mouse games on united.com over the last few years, appearing and disappearing before appearing ...

Qatar Airways Regional Business Class from Luxor to Doha does regional service right. After a fantastic trip through Cairo and a Nile River Cruise, sadly my trip was coming to an end and I had to head home. Yet as part of the entire purpose of the trip to Egypt, I was now flying back on Qatar ...

The Etihad Airways Premium lounge in Abu Dhabi currently serves both First and Business Class passengers as Etihad is currently remodeling their First class lounge. Despite the First Class lounge closure, the grandiose lounge offers guests a wealth of luxuries when it comes to travel and Etihad ...

American Airlines & US Airways Advantage program is offering a buy mile promotion through April 30, where up to 60,000 bonus miles will be rewarded when 100,000 miles are purchased. The bonus miles are rewarded in tiers based on the number of miles purchased and can result in a total of 60,000 ...

An American 737 in classic livery at Chicago O'Hare Airport
Last Sunday, the Dallas Morning News business section ran a profile on Hal Brierley, a Plano-based consultant whose claim to fame was helping design the first airline loyalty program, American Airlines' AAdvantage program, back ...

I'm so excited (and I just can't hide it)!!
I have never been on an inaugural anything much less an inaugural flight on a brand new aircraft! But I finally got my butt booked on one and I'm so excited about it! As you guys know, inaugural flights come in all different types and sizes. Some ...

Cathay Pacific's First Class is OneWorld’s cream of the crop first class product. There are hundreds of reviews of this product and the Skytrax 5 star airline. Cathay Pacific's first class product is among the most spacious in the air, best reviewed, and an aspirational award and travel ...

FlyingBlue has announced their April Promo Awards which allow travelers to cash in miles to destinations all over the world at a fraction of the normal cost. April Promo Awards are some of the most sought after awards as April Promo Awards are for travel between June and July 2015! This ...

Early this month we learned that American Airlines and US Airways frequent flyer programs would merge within 30 days. Now, just a couple of weeks later, the New American has announced that the programs will actually merge March 28, 2014 –that this weekend! With said announcement, we also ...

Malaysia Airlines First Class is supposed to be among the World’s Best inflight experiences. The Airline is a one of the few Skytrax 5 star airlines and offers First Class exclusively on their six A380 Aircrafts that fly between Kuala Lumpur and Paris and London. After the MH370 and MH17 ...

If you have ever wanted to fly around the world using your US Airways Dividend Miles, now would be the time to book your award redemption. (The New) American Airlines recently announced US Airways' Dividend Miles program will be fully integrated into their AAdvantage program within the first two ...

Non-stop as in, I do not leave airports or sleep in hotels. For five days. Yes, this is what I consider fun and no, I do not need to be institutionalized.
I am halfway through a 31,770 mile trip around the world, writing to you from the Qantas First Class Lounge from Sydney where I am relaxing ...